Unreal Tournament - New Update - briefly(hx) 05:58 PM EST - Mar,03 2015
- Post a comment Epic Games has released a new update for Unreal Tournament that includes a revamped launcher, a new customized Unreal Editor for UT, and the new Unreal Tournament marketplace. In addition, this new content includes the Malcolm and Necris characters, as well as Outpost 23, the first beautiful map that's designed to show where UT can go. Since Unreal Tournament is free, everyone can go ahead and download it from its official website.

Battlefield 4 Winter 2015 Patch - patch(hx) 05:54 PM EST - Mar,03 2015
- Post a comment According to it, this new update for BF4 comes with several AMD Mantle optimizations and graphical performance improvements. In addition, this update adds Squad Obliteration game mode and brings a number of bug fixes.

Battlefield 4's Winter Update is here, looking to warm the hearts of
many who still frequent DICE's military shooter one year and five
months after launch. The major game update is now rolling out on all
platforms, a roughly 1.34 GB patch on consoles and 400 MB patch on PC.
Among some of its most notable features is the introduction of the
Squad Obliteration game mode, an eSports-oriented game mode that
developer DICE LA hopes will offer "something fast and challenging for
the players and an entertaining experience for those who watch the
matches."

Settings that differ from the original Obliteration game mode
include:
- No vehicles, no parachute spawns
- Secondary base spawns are made available
- First team to destroy two out of three bases wins the round
- Bomb carrier position is only known to the enemy team if spotted

The update also introduces new Premium playlists - 'Large Scale
Battles', 'The Battlefield', and 'Close Quarters' - through the game’s
new and improved Quickmatch menu. Here are a few of the specifics:
- New player gating: New players can now matchmake into special
servers until reaching rank 10, giving them a chance to learn playing
Battlefield 4 against other new players.
- Ranked Preset support: Players now have the added option to
Quickmatch into Ranked servers as an addition to the Official preset
available in the past.
- Premium Playlists: Three new playlists are added catering to
various play styles and including maps from all expansions and base
game combined.

Netcode improvements are also present, including:
- Network prioritization and filtering has been improved. This now
prioritizes health/damage, enemy players and vehicles above all.
- Vehicles now use a larger (front) hemi-sphere shape for collision
improvements
- Aiming down sights, or zooming in sitting in a vehicle or on foot,
utilizes an even longer range cone for better target acquisition at a
distance

Firewatch - Gameplay Video - preview(hx) 03:47 AM EST - Mar,03 2015
- Post a comment Gone Home, a first-person exploration game that hit PCs back in 2013, was a breath of fresh air for gaming in that it demonstrated how to make an affecting game without ever needing a gun. Firewatch looks like its natural successor, as watching 17 minutes of gameplay, courtesy of IGN, is a fascinating and singularly engrossing introduction into the life of a fire lookout.

Bloodborne - 'The Hunt Begins' TV Commercial - console(hx) 03:43 AM EST - Mar,03 2015
- Post a comment Bloodborne is so close you can almost smell its coppery tang on the wind – and also you can watch commercials for it. Bloodborne arrives on PS4 at the end of this month (March 24 North America, March 25 Europe, March 27 UK).

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Umbra GDC 2015 Trailer - movie(hx) 04:42 PM EST - Mar,02 2015
- Post a comment There's a trailer out for the upcoming Action RPG hack and slashathon Umbra. Being developed by SolarFall Games using CryEngine, Umbra looks to take everything we love about hacking and slashing enemies to pieces for loot, then add a coat of additional awesome over the top. Besides the jaw-dropping visuals, there's the promise of an open world and a no-class character system. In layman's terms, you'll be able to create a character that suits your play style rather than having to fiddle with a bunch of perks and abilities to make something half playable.

CTF-Elemental v0.1 Release - briefly(hx) 04:37 PM EST - Mar,02 2015
- Post a comment Unreal Tournament's forum member Soverance has been working on a map for the new UT game based on Epic's Elemental tech demo. And Soverance has recently released a prototype version of his map that can be downloaded from here.

In CTF-Elemental, you play to dominate the arena held by two powerful Elementals, caught in eternal conflict. Players can summon the Lava Knight, who's destructive power will cause the volcano to erupt and rain fire upon the arena, or summon the Ice Giant, who channels a massive ray of frost across the battlefield, destroying all in it's path.

CTF-Elemental is a WORK IN PROGRESS map, and should not be considered as final. This map is graphically intensive, and requires a high-end machine in order to run smoothly. There are numerous bugs, errors, and graphical glitches which may negatively affect gameplay and/or crash the UT client

Skyrim Total Conversion Enderal - Video - movie(hx) 04:15 PM EST - Mar,02 2015
- Post a comment / read (1) MeinCraftstuff has released a new video interview with Nicolas Samuel Lietzau, Project Manager at developer SureAI. In this 20-minute video MeinCraftstuff has also shown some new gameplay footage from the upcoming Skyrim total conversion called Enderal.

Unreal Engine 4 is Free - briefly(hx) 04:05 PM EST - Mar,02 2015
- Post a comment / read (5) Effective immediately, Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 is now available to developers everywhere for free. Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney announced the news Monday in a blog post titled "If you love something, set it free." Current subscribers will receive a pro-rated refund. Plus, anyone who has ever paid for an Unreal Engine 4 subscription will receive a $30 credit good in the Unreal Engine Marketplace. Starting now, anyone can download the Unreal Engine 4 engine and use it to build whatever they want. If projects are released commercially, creators must pay a 5 percent royalty on gross revenue following the first $3,000 per product, per quarter.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Visceral Games, an Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) studio, today announced Battlefield
Hardline Premium*, an exclusive membership program delivering
new content and early access to Battlefield Hardline fans to fuel their
cops and criminals fantasies all year long. Battlefield Hardline
Premium members will enjoy four new super features - Masks, Gun Bench,
Competitive Play, and Legendary Status - as well as two weeks early
access to four story-themed digital expansion packs. In addition,
members will receive monthly rewards and access to exclusive in-game
events and items that ensure players execute heists and roll into
high-speed chases in style.

Battlefield Hardline Premium membership includes:

Four super features:

Masks - New player masks with unique gameplay benefits tied
to the theme of each mask.

Gun Bench - Provides players with the ability to visually
customize their weapons and track their kills per weapon.

Competitive Play - Support for competitive play through
Battlefield Hardline Premium-access only tournaments and ladders.

Oddworld - New 'n' Tasty - 2015 remake - PC Gameplay 1080p
60fps - Played
and recorded on a core i5 2500k and a gtx 970

Pneuma Breath of Life - PC gameplay -1080p 60fps - Deco
Digital's impressive first-person puzzler Pneuma: Breath of
Life is not a religious game - that's to say, it's not a game that
espouses a particular faith, though it makes play of ideas that may be
familiar from scripture. Brought superbly to life using Unreal Engine 4
(and with support for Oculus Rift, to put the cherry on the cake), its
sumptuous Greco-Roman halls, courtyards and towers comprise a sort of
demilitarised zone for believers and non-believers, reaching back to
traditions of the sacred in art that are unlikely to strike anybody now
living as blasphemous or preachy. And yet, it's a game that often makes
you feel like you're under divine surveillance, a trespasser on holy
ground.

Zombie Army Trilogy - Official Overview Trailer - Rebellion's
(Rogue Trooper, Sniper Elite) third-person shooter, Zombie Army Trilogy,
is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam on March 6th.

Resident Evil Revelations 2 PC Offline Co-Op Mod - The PC
version of Resident Evil Revelations 2 lacks local/offline co-op
support. And it only took one day for modder Sectus to bring it back to
the game. Yeap, thanks to the modding community, Resident Evil
Revelations 2 PC now supports local/offline co-op!

Weekend game, movie, hardware deals - briefly(hx) 07:15 PM EST - Feb,28 2015
- Post a comment
Here's a selection of this weekend's PC / Blue-ray movies, hardware
deals. Steam is offering up a free weekend of Europa Universalis IV,
meanwhile Amazon is offering up some
of EA's best at a good discount, including Battlefield 4 Premium and
Titanfall at its lowest price to date.

DirectX 12 rumoured to allow combining AMD and Nvidia cards on
same PC - A new rumour has emerged suggesting that Microsoft
could be working on
a revolutionary feature with DirectX 12, allowing users to combine
graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD on the same machine.

Intel NUC5i5RYK Review: A Broadwell-U UCFF PC for Enthusiasts
- The migration from 22nm to 14nm has allowed for higher base
clocks
while maintaining the same power envelop. The performance delta over
the Haswell-U-based D54250WYKH (particularly, on the graphics side) is
noticeable. That said, while migrating from Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge
is a no-brainer, there is not enough on offer to recommend migrating
from a Haswell-based UCFF PC.

Synology DS2015xs Review: An ARM-based 10G NAS - Compared
to the last 10G desktop NAS (based on an Intel
Xeon platform), the power consumption is much lower At $1400, the
DS2015xs is affordably priced, considering the 10G features built
into
it. DSM's business-oriented features (very important for the DS2015xs's
target market) are stable and industry-leading. The presence of dual
10G ports and eight native SATA III ports might
delude consumers into thinking that they are purchasing a Ferrari.
Unfortunately, consumers only get a souped up Volkswagen engine inside.
That said, with tempered expectations, the $1400 Synology DS2015xs can
fulfill the role of a cost-effective power-efficient high performance
NAS.

Mac OS X and iOS top 2014 security vulnerability list - Apple's
operating systems saw an increase in security vulnerabilities in 2014
and because of their severity, caused OS X and iOS to top the charts
for 2014. Over the years, Windows has consistently come under fire from
security researchers for not being secure enough and having unpatched
vulnerabilities. However, for the past few years, Microsoft has been
taking security of its OS seriously and has released timely patches to
protect users from threats; effectively dropping out of the top 3
vulnerable OSes list

Microsoft Gives Students And Teachers Free Office 365
Worldwide - Microsoft
has announced that it is extending its offer of free Office 365 for
students and teachers where Office 365 is available around the globe.

Microsoft Made An Android Keyboard Designed For Excel - Microsoft
has launched Keyboard
for Excel, an Android virtual keyboard designed to be used with
Excel.

Google's Calendar App Enjoys a Useful Update - Google
pushed out an update to its calendar app for Android devices today
and added several features requested by users. For example, the
calendar now offers a seven-day view and pinch-to-zoom. Users can now
add Google Drive files directly to events and control whether or not
birthdays are shown from Google+. The calendar can also show week
numbers and import .ics files from within Gmail and other apps. Google
Calendar for Android devices is free to download from the Google Play
Store

Samsung Shows Off 128GB Embedded Flash Module - Samsung
today announced that it is producing embedded memory modules for
flagship smartphones using the new Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0
standard. UFS is a generational leap compared to the eMMC standard,
which is used widely in mobile devices today. The UFS standard uses a
serial interface rather than an 8-bit interface common to eMMC modules,
which helps produce speed gains. Samsung claims its UFS-based storage
offers significantly faster read/write speeds compared to eMMC, while
still delivering a 50% reduction in energy needs. Further, the ePoP
(embedded package on package) solution can be stacked directly onto the
logic board, reducing space requirements by 50%. The UFS chips can
support 4K (Ultra HD) video playback while performing other tasks.
Samsung is manufacturing 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB varieties of the module.
Samsung imagines the new UFS memory modules will be ideal for flagship
smartphones and tablets. It will continue to use eMMC-based memory
products for mid-range and entry-level phones

T-Mobile Teases Samsung's Galaxy S6 - T-Mobile CEO John
Legere today teased
the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 smart phone in a post to his personal
Twitter account. Legere said, "Was there even a question? Of course
T-Mobile will carry The Next Big Thing." Legere supplied a link to
T-Mobile's web site, which has a sign up page for an unnamed Samsung
device with the phrase "Six Appeal" emblazoned across the top. The
silhouette on the page shows a phone with a curved display, much like
the Galaxy Note Edge. Samsung is expected to reveal the Galaxy S6 in
Barcelona on March 1

Apple wants to replace car keys with the Apple Watch - Speaking
about the battery life, the Apple CEO assured that the device
would work for 24 hours and will take very less time to charge,
although earlier reports have indicated at a disappointing battery life
on the Apple Watch. OMFG is it a joke?? You watch battery dies and
there go your keys :D Steve Jobs is probably rolling on his grave at
how crappy Apple has became making products that sucks...

Hack gave U.S. and British spies access to billions of phones
- U.S.
and British spies hacked into the world's biggest maker of phone SIM
cards, allowing them to potentially monitor the calls, texts and
emails of billions of mobile users around the world, an investigative
news website reported. The alleged hack on Gemalto (GTO.AS), if
confirmed, would expand the scope of known mass surveillance methods
available to U.S. and British spy agencies to include not just email
and web traffic, as previously revealed, but also mobile
communications. The Franco-Dutch company said on Friday it was
investigating whether the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and
Britain's GCHQ had hacked into its systems to steal encryption keys
that could unlock the security settings on billions of mobile phones.
The report by The Intercept site, which cites documents provided by
former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, could prove an embarrassment for
the U.S. and British governments. It opens a fresh front in the dispute
between civil liberties campaigners and intelligence services which say
their citizens face a grave threat of attack from militant groups like
Islamic State. It comes just weeks after a British tribunal ruled that
GCHQ had acted unlawfully in accessing data on millions of people in
Britain that had been collected by the NSA.

Lenovo.com appears to be hacked by Lizard Squad - Lenovo.com
has been hacked. As of 4PM ET, users visiting the site saw a
slideshow of disaffected youths, set to the song "Breaking Free" from
High School Musical. By 4:17, the site seemed to have reverted to its
normal self, although HTML problems persist and in some instances, the
song continued to play in the background. The hacked version has
reappeared intermittently as cached versions work through the system.
The source code for the hacked page identified it as, "the new and
improved rebranded Lenovo website featuring Ryan King and Rory Andrew
Godfrey," both of whom have been publicly identified as members of the
hacker collective Lizard Squad. It's unclear whether King and Godfrey
are actually related to the hack, or if the attackers are simply using
their names and photos to muddle their true identity. The attackers
seem to have hijacked Lenovo's domain record, an attack that would have
given them the power to redirect the lenovo.com url to a new server
under their control. The attack targets entirely external
infrastructure, similar to the Syrian Electronic Army's attacks against
Twitter and The New York Times in 2013. As a result, there's no reason
to believe the attackers have breached Lenovo's internal network.

Simple iframe attack compromises SOHO routers - The end
users who clicked the link in the phishing e-mail were sent to a
website with malicious code contained within a hidden iframe. The
malicious code uses
nothing more than HTML to attempt to log into the router and change
the DNS settings. Tools like NoScript can't protect you here, nor can
your browser's same-origin
policy, since those tools protect against JavaScript attacks, not
HTML.

Uber security breach may have affected up to 50,000 drivers - Thousands
of Uber driver names and driver's license numbers may be in the
hands of an unauthorized third party due to a data breach that occurred
last year, the ride-hailing company said Friday.
lRelated 13.5 million Californians affected by Anthem data breach. In a
statement, Uber's managing counsel of data privacy, Katherine Tassi,
said the company discovered on Sept. 17, 2014, that one of its many
databases could have potentially been accessed because one of the
encryption keys required to unlock it had been compromised

Here's How Google Wants To Build Their New Campus - Vice
President of Real Estate Dave Radcliffe and architects Thomas
Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels discuss Google's
proposed plan for their new campus in Mountain View, California.

AI should be 'human-like' and capable of empathy to avoid
existential threat to mankind - It is feared that the current
social, economic and political forces driving us towards human-level AI
are leading to the development of the more dangerous first option of
AGI as hypothesized by Shanahan

Free Energy Nitinol Heat Machines invented in the early 1970 -This
video is about Nitinol memory metal engines that are basically
Stirling heat engines and work on a very low temperature difference.
This technology can be easily scaled up into the KWatts range and drive
a power generator to generate 50 or 60 HZ AC power. If you use solar
power via Fresnell lenses to heat the hot water bath you can convert
this heat energy into mechanical motion energy and then use a generator
to generate 120 Volts 60 Hz AC or 230 Volts 50 Hz AC power.

What The Lowest-Density Solid On Earth Sounds Like - Aerogel is
almost entirely air. It's manufactured for a number of reasons -
including its lightness and low thermal conductivity - but the unusual
sound it makes is just gravy on top.

The Last Supply Drop - Dying Light Short Live-Action Film - How much of
Dying Light could actually be recreated in film? This question
inspired Techland and Flying Carpet Studio to create a live-action
short-film "The Last Supply Drop" which was released today. Telling a
story about four quarantine survivors' last ditch attempt to get to an
air-drop full of crucial supplies, the video brings Dying Light key
gameplay features to the real life, including parkour movement, car
traps, and the fan-favorite dropkick attacks.

Clown - UK Trailer - A loving
father dons a clown outfit, wig, bulbous nose and pancake makeup to
entertain at his son's sixth birthday after the clown-for-hire is a
no-show. Unable to take off the clown garb, dad's personality changes
in horrific fashion. He and his family race to break the curse of the
evil outfit before he undergoes a complete transformation into a
homicidal killer with over-sized shoes.

Many Drones Were Harmed In The Making Of This Film - Video
technology and science converge on an active volcano in Vanuatu, where
explorer Sam Cossman operated camera-mounted
drones to capture high-definition images of the spectacular yet
dangerous Marum Crater. Cossman and his team piloted the drones over
the 7.5-mile-wide (12-kilometer) caldera while confronting toxic gases
and boiling lava. Although two drones succumbed to the harsh
environment, the team was able to bring back video and photos that will
help scientists learn more about the volcano and the life around it.

Kendall Jenner Twitter an Instagram Personal Photos - January
2014 - Kendall
Nicole Jenner (born November 3, 1995)is an American reality
television personality and fashion model. Jenner first came to public
attention for appearing in the E! reality television show Keeping Up
with the Kardashians after her sister Kim Kardashian achieved fame.

We’ve been asked to clear up the question of when Episode 2 will be released since there have been rumours of a delay. We would like to assure everyone that development is on track and we're looking to release it before the end of March.

Thanks for all your support so far - we've loved reading all your feedback and comments. As a show of gratitude and something to enjoy before the game is available here's a piece of concept art for Episode 2: Out of Time."

Death's Gambit Official Reveal Trailer - movie(hx) 03:47 AM EST - Feb,28 2015
- Post a comment Another indie dev is taking a stab at channeling the gameplay of Dark Souls into a 2D action platformer with Death's Gambit. In Death's Gambit player's take control of an agent of Death himself as they attempt to rid the world of immortal gigantic beings and other foes. It is the encounters with these giant foes that begin to show of the game's other apparent inspiration, Shadow of the Colossus. With the use of your handy grappling hook, you'll scale up the towering foes which will assist you in the ultimate goal of toppling them. The game won't focus 100 percent on Shadow of the Colossus inspired encounters like that though and the developer says we can expect to see a variety of bosses that will make you think on your toes.

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Mortal Kombat X Gets Story Trailer - movie(hx) 06:58 PM EST - Feb,27 2015
- Post a comment Warner Bros released today the official story trailer for Mortal Kombat X, showcasing the new generation of characters as they join forces to fight against the power hungry clone Mileena and her Outworld rebel army.

Delay for CoD:Advanced Warfare's Latest DLC on PC - briefly(hx) 11:03 AM EST - Feb,27 2015
- Post a comment Sledgehammer Games has delayed the PC release of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's first DLC, Havoc, after the developer discovered an "unexpected issue." The expansion was supposed to arrive today, but has been pushed back a week and will now launch March 3. Havoc originally launched in January for Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It arrived today for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.

Havoc's four exotic and diverse multiplayer maps are set
around the globe and are tailor-made for players to unleash their
exoskeleton's abilities:

Core: Deploy to the Gobi desert where the ravaged
ruins of a nuclear fusion plant set the stage for a high-octane
warzone. Take down enemies through the wreckage in long-range combat or
get up-close and personal in the tunnels surrounding the central
turbine. Activate decontamination drones using the map-based
scorestreak to help clean out the competition.

Sideshow: In the shadow of Devil's Tower, Wyoming,
this abandoned inn's open layout amplifies its creep factor. Blast your
way through the clown inn with close-quarters battles or use long-range
site-lines from the mining facilities and natural terrain. Use the
map-based scorestreak to activate the lights, music, and magic of the
clown marquee and rain down a barrage of rainbow smoke-trailed
cannonballs.

Drift: An idyllic ski resort high in the Rocky
Mountains is transformed into a festive high-altitude playground,
perfect for an all-out firefight. Make your way to the highly contested
over watch in the glass observation deck or take a ride on the carousel
to deliver 360 degrees of carnage. Players can use the map-altering
timed event to their advantage as an avalanche of snow and debris
disorients players, intensifying the battle.

Havoc's new cooperative experience, Exo Zombies, features
a story told through the eyes of four employees of the Atlas
Corporation. Played by a celebrity cast consisting of John Malkovich
(In the Line of Fire, RED, Burn After Reading), Bill Paxton (Aliens,
Titanic, Edge of Tomorrow), Rose McGowan (Planet Terror, Scream), and
Jon Bernthal (Fury, The Wolf of Wall Street), Exo Zombies ushers in a
new breed of zombies and a truly unique experience in the Havoc DLC
Pack.